4 farmers die at Singhu, Tikri

Tribune News Service

Sonepat, January 3

Two protesting farmers died reportedly due to cardiac arrest at Kundli border on Sunday. The condition of another farmer is serious and he has been referred to PGIMS Rohtak.

The deceased have been identified as 52-year-old Kulbeer Singh of Gangana village in Gohana of Sonepat district and 45-year-old Shamsher Singh of Lidhra village of Sangrur district in Punjab.

Kulbeer Singh was found dead in his tent near Parker Mall on Sunday morning. The farmers informed the Kundli police. They said that he was feeling restless on Saturday night and after taking dinner, they went to sleep. He was at the dharna site for the past five days.

As Yudhishter Singh (35) of Gangana village heard about the death of Kulbeer Singh, he also got a heart attack at the dharna site. He has been admitted at the general hospital from where the doctors referred him to PGIMS Rohtak, but his family members admitted him in a private hospital.

The police handed over Kulbeer Singh’s body to his kin after the post-mortem examination.

Besides, the condition of Shamsher Singh of Lithra village of Sangrur deteriorated today. He was shifted to the general hospital where he died. Farmer Karam Singh said that Shamsher had come to the dharna site five days ago. He was feeling chest pain on Sunday.

Enraged over the death of two protesters, farmers raised slogans against the government in the general hospital at Sonepat.

Jhajjar: Two protesters, one from Punjab and another from Haryana, died at Tikri-Bahadurgarh border during the past 24 hours. The deceased have been identified as Jashanpreet Singh (18) from Bathinda and Jagveer Singh (66) of Ital Kalan village in Jind district.

As per reports, Jashandeep was brought to Civil Hospital in Bahadurgarh on Saturday from where he was referred to PGIMS Rohtak due to his critical condition. He died during treatment at the PGIMS.

Jagveer, who was participating in the ongoing farmers’ protest for the past some days, became unconscious in the morning. He was brought to Bahadurgarh Civil Hospital where he was declared brought dead. The exact cause of death would be ascertained after the post-mortem examination, said a doctor.

A total of 12 protesters have so far died at Tikri border. Of them, two died in accidents.

Nine lives lost at Singhu border

• Surender Singh of Hasanpur Khurd in Nawanshahr died in an accident on December 5
• Ajay of Baroda village of Sonepat died on December 8
• Makhan Khan of Bhinder Kalan village in Moga district died on December 14
• Gurmeet Singh of Kadala village in Mohali district died on December 15
• Pal Singh of Sohali village in Patiala district died on December 15
• Baba Ram Singh reportedly committed suicide on December 16
• Bhim Singh Nambardar of Chinhara village of Sangrur district died on December 17
• Kulbeer Singh of Gangana village of Sonepat district died on January 3
• Shamsher Singh of Lidhra village of Sangrur district died on January 3